The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-07-07
"a. &c lIIa.ouri PncIfc Front.

On Monday, June q, the editor Of
the McCracken ERterpTise boarded
the train and went to the front Of
the Missouri Pacific Railroad, which
had been completed to Scott City,
the county seat Of Scott county. on
Sunday, the 28th. Scott county Is
six counties west and one county
south from Saline, and is the third
county east from the west line of the
State. The march from Salina has
been quite rapid. Scarcely Ave
months have elapsed till the road
arrived at Lacrosse, in Rush county,
which is yet three counties east Of
Scott county. We make extracts
from the EHte rprise's account, as
follows:
Having n great desire to see the
sights along the line of the D., NJ &.
& A. extension Of the Missouri Pa
eifie 10 Colorado, We boarded Titus
train No. 8, Monday, for the front.
The towns along the line betw cen
McCraeken and Scott City are mere
depOts, except Ogdensburg, where
several buildings are in course Of
erection. Why the other towns are
so slow about starting we do not
know. This burg is expecting the
junction Of the road from Larned.
Starting about ten miles west Of
Mcpherson the road takes . straight
course west and for fifty miles is as
level as q floor. The track is as
smooth as some Of the eastern roads
and is the finest piece Of new road
we ever saw. Here Is where the
beauty Of the trip lies-as fine Is
we have seen In Kansas. The crops
have been cut short by drOuth, and
the farmers are scarce, but in g few
years this will be q regular garden,
and the towns will grow like mush-
rooms. The land Is quite wild, and
some Of the party saw an antelope
with her young ae little distance
from the track.
A depot has been built at Utica,
and e Shields q well ten feet In
diameter has been sunk 70 q depth
Of over one hundred feet, striking
q large vein Of water. It was being
curbed for q steam pump to draw the
water before digging could be re-
sumod. A huge tank has been Just
completed here.
The boarding earsare at Michigan,
the first station this side Of Scott
City, but the track was laid into
Scott last Sunday evening. A cross
ing Of the Santa Sc grade wa Iaade
. half mile this side Of town and
and q lively time was had. The
Santa Fe track was laid within
seven miles, but they had hauled
ties and rails BY wagon and
laid the track without connecting Il.
This being the case, the ID. ~. q a.,
men tore their track up and it was
replaced again quicker by the Santa
Fe. Atlast the rails were taken Off
10 the prairie and before they could
be returned BY the enemy our road
had the track laid and connected. It
was lively scene and wss witness
ed by ] 900 people. It was also q
glorious victory for the d. NJ. q A,
forces. It was said that there was
no lack Of stimulents for the oeea-
sion.
The ladies Of Scott City agreed TO
give the frst engineer who ran 9
train into that place q 800 gold
watch, and this prize was Woa by
Hathaway. The railroad men hold
ths people Of Scott In high esteem,
snd praises can be heard on al sides
The d. d. & X, is the local name |
Of the Missouri Pacific from La
Crosse to the Ststs line, the same Is
the Topeka, saiina q Western from |
Council Grove here, and the Kansas
4 Colorado from Snlina 10 La Crosse,
when they were building. When
the road has completed it's entire
length into Colorado it will then
alOne be known ss the Missouri Pa
cifie.
The first passenger train east left
scOtt City on last Thursday. There
VIII hereafter be E daily through
passenger 10 Scott City from the
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